The scientific method preschool children follow is different from
that used by real scientists.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2If most children are playing around with the measuring implements,
the teacher may want to postpone the actual measuring of the room.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 3If some children have not learned much during a science project
it may be they were only at the manipulation level.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4Teachers can determine science accomplishments, needs, and plans
for each child by:
a) Watching them closely
b) Observing and recording about each on the Child Interaction Form
c) Interviewing each child after the project is finished
d) Asking them questions about what they learned
Question 5The teachers most important role in the Science Center is:
a) Recording childrens results
b) Showing children how to use the equipment
c) Answering all the questions the children ask
d) Setting up the center so children can use it easily
Question 6Picking up nails with a magnet, taking them off, and repeating it
were exhibiting:
a) The meaning level of interaction
b) The manipulation level of interaction
c) The mastery level of interaction
d) An interest in pounding nails
Question 7Children who held a magnifying glass up to their eyes as spectacles
were exhibiting:
a) The meaning level of interaction
b) The manipulation level of interaction
c) The mastery level of interaction
d) A new way to use it
Question 8Making science personal became possible when:
a) The children decided to be one of the insects
b) The children named their insects
c) The children made insect costumes
d) The teacher read stories about the insects